Combined golf club and friction lighter



May 16, 1933. c, FLOYD COMBINED GOLF CLUB AND FRICTION LiGI-ITER Filed Dec. 15, 1931 lnverwtor": I Charm yd, by

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Patented May 16, 1933 UNITED STATES GHANNING FLOYD, CAROGE LAK new YORK COMBINED GOLF CLUB AND FRICTION LIGHTER Application fil ed December 15, 1931. Serial No. 581,091. 7

The present invention relates to a combined golf club and friction lighter and has for its object to provide an improved construction wherein a friction lighter, termed usually a cigar or cigarette lighter, is built into and incorporated as a part of the handle of a golf club.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein the lighter is mounted in the end of the handle of a golf club having a steel shaft in a manner such that it may be readily removed for filling or for other purposes and wherein when in position in the handle it presents a neat attractive appearance.

Other objects of my invention and the advantages thereof will appear from the following description, and for a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my invention attention is directed to the following specification and the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a view of a golf club provided with a friction lighter in the end of its handle; Fig. 2 is a view of the end of the club, partly in section, with the lighter removed therefrom, the lighter being shown partly in section; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the lighter in place in the handle of the club, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4, Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the shaft of a golf club and 2 its handle,the handle being wrapped with leather to form a grip as is indicated at 3. The shaft is a hollow steel shaft, being formed from a steel tube. Its upper end is indicated at 4 in Figs. 2 and 3. Mounted on end 4 flush with its upper edge is a collar 5 which is threaded on its outer surface. Collar 5 may be fastened to end 4 in any suitable manner, such as, for example, by sweating, it being permanently fixed to the end 4 so as to form an integral part thereof. At 6 is a tubular head which is detachably connected to collar 5 and to which in turn the friction lighter is detachably connected. Head 6 is counterbored at its lower end to provide a depending skirt which laps over the top edge of 50 leather grip 3 to give a finished appearance tothe structure and above the counterbore it is threaded as shown at 'Z,the threadsbe ing adapted to screw onto the threads on collar 5to fasten the head to the collar. hen screwed into place, the upper edge of the leather grip serves as a stop for the, head.

The upper inner end of head 6 is threaded at 8 for the reception of the threaded cap I 9 of the lighter. Thelightercomprises the cap 9 threaded on its outer surface toengage the threads8 of head 6 and threaded on its inner surface to engage the threads on the upper endof lighter. barrel 10.. .Barrel 10 is of suitable" length and is of a diameter less thanthat of the bore of'the shaft ,end 4 i so that it may'extend down into the bore of the end 4. The barrel is closed at its lower end by a threaded knurled cover '11. Carried by cap 91s the pivotally mounted friction wheel 12, the flint l3 and the wick 0 14. The flint is located under the wheel and l is fed upward by a spring 15 and a threaded adjustable spring plug 16 in the flint casing 17, the plug servingto adjust the tension of the spring. In barrel 10 is somefibrous material 18 which is saturated with "the lighter fluid. i V v v Tubular head 6 is provided with a spring cover 19 pivoted to it as is indicated at 20. At 21 is a spring which serves tomake the $9 coverflyopen. Cover 19;has a depending arm through which the pivot pin passes, the arm being located in a slot-22 in head 6 and serving to fill the slot when the cover is closed so as to give a'smooth outline'to the head. Opposite hinge 20 the head is provided with a recess in which is fastened a spring catch 23 having an opening which engages in the closed position of the cover 19, over a projection '24 inside the cover. F astened to spring catch 23 for releasing the catch is a button 25 which projects through an opening in head 6. When the button is pressed, the cover is released and flies open due to spring 21. 5

The head 6 and its cover, 19 take the place of the usual metal cap at the end of a golf club. The head 6 serves as an inter-f mediary through which the lighter is attached to the end of the club handle. By 9 having the head screwed onto the end of the shaft, it can be removed readily so as to remove the lighter as a whole. Barrel 10 can then be unscrewed for filling and for adjusting or renewing the flint.

By utilizing a tubular head having a cover through; which the lighter is attached to the club, I provide a construction'wherein the lighter is concealed and protected in a satisfactory manner in spite of the hard, usageto which the club may be put since the head may be made of as heavy cross section as found desirable. At the same time, the

appearance of the club is in noway detracted from.

The device, is simple in structure, comprising few parts, and is capable of being manufactured at low cost. The head need be no larger in diameter than the grip of the club so that the pleasing lines of the club are not disturbed.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. The combination with a device having a tubular steel shaft, of a threaded collar on the end of'the shaft, a head threaded onto said collar, said head having threads on its inner upper surface, a friction lighter hav- 7 ing threads at one end for engaging the threads on the head and a barrel which eX- tends downward into the shaft, and a cover for the end of the head.

2. The combination with a device having a tubular shaft, of a, threaded collar on the end of the shaft, a leather grip on the shaft below the collar, a head threaded onto said collar, said head having a depending skirt which laps over the upper edge of the grip,

- a friction lighter attached to said head and extending downward into the shaft, and a cover for the'end of the head.

3. 111 combination, a thin walled tubular shaft, the upper end of which, forms a handle, a threaded collar on such end, a head having threads at its two ends, the threads at its lower end engaging the threads on said collar, a friction lighter having a threaded cap and an elongated tubular body, said cap being in threaded engagement with the threads at the upper end of the headv With the tubular body projecting down into the shaft, and a cover removably mounted onthe head for covering the outer end of the head.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of December, 1931'.

, CHANNING FLOYD; 

